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Leading Global Diversity,

Equity and Inclusion

Rohini Anand, PhD

5Global Principles

Driving Local

Change

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Do Any of These Scenarios Sound Familiar?

• You come to the US on a business trip and are surprised by how openly U.S. Americans talk about personal experiences with race. You are uneasy about inviting any U.S. facilitators to your country to talk about DEI in case they don’t understand the sensitivities in discussing race.

• Your women’s employee resource group has been very successful in creating a sense of community and belonging for women, and you’ve tried to replicate this in other countries. But in some places, women don’t seem to be interested and, at times, are even openly hostile to the idea.

• You can see that there are no Black managers in the office in Europe but are told that you cannot collect data on race.

• You give a presentation featuring the business case for DEI and you hear feedback that some people were offended that the company was trying to capitalize on diversity with no mention of it being the right thing to do.

• Your global CEO is very committed to advancing DEI, but several of the country executive teams are dismissive. They see no value-add to the business, and they believe DEI is a US fad.

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Different Approaches to Going Global

Local

DEGREE OF LOCALIZATION

Transversal Universal

A centralized top-down homogenous policy across

varying countries and contexts.

Designed in-country and tailored to a

specific local context

A global framework that shapes and guides the work, along with the

flexibility and autonomy to adapt it locally

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Building a Change Narrative that Resonates

How did DHL build the case for change in

Europe for the hiring of refugees?

Business Case

Access to an untapped talent pool alleviating the challenges of a regional talent shortage

Fairness & Equality Case

Employees advocating for company to step up and hire refugees

COMPELLING CASES FOR CHANGE

Connects to and strengthens DHL’s

mission of Connecting People

Improving Lives

CONNECTION TO

BUSINESS MODEL

DHL Refugees

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Conclusion

• Importance of sustaining DEI for the long term.

• Organizations can pivot when required - where is the DEI pivot?

• Now is the time – we must be ambitious!

Organizational

IndividualSociety

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“If thought leadership is about advancing a body of

work. Dr. Anand’s new book is the quintessential

thought leadership primer for global DEI.”

Indra Nooyi

Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo